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St. Landry democrat., 1887-08-20

on account of any high temperature, but
rather to show that they are wearing a
clean shirt, which happens to them once
week. Talking about the laboring
classes, how grand and beautiful is the
example Americans set to all other ma
tions by the free excursions to which the
poor are so literally treated in this
country!
The summer heat is quite as intense in
Paris, in most French, Italian, Spanish
towns, in many German ones, as it is in
New York or Baltimore. No, it is more
unbearable, more unwholesome in those
European cities. For these are not as
spacious in plan as American towns.
They have more narrow, dark alleys;
their houses stand closer together;
they have fewer parks, less shade. Never
theless, no people but the Americans have
ever thought of procuring for the poor
masses the boon of inhaling some
fresh air and seeing fresh scenery.
The shortening of the working day, too,
was originated in the United States, and
I hardly think it is followed in any part
Of Europe. There the wants of people
occupying a humble station in life are
but little considered. Last year l spent
the spring in New York. One morning
I noticed that every policeman wore
white hat instead of dark one. In
Europe no government does as much for
it's officers, and thus | could think OF no
reason for this change of uniform-a
very humane one, indeed-till some one
told me.
There are but two European peoples
who, as a nation, can be said to take
care Of themselves in summer time.
They need to do so, for their summers
are very hot and disagreeable-1 mean
the Spaniards and the Italians. The
way they protect themselves against the
suns scorching beams, or rather to
pass the time with the least possible
discomfort, is very simple indeed. Dur
ing the heat of the day they simply do
nothing. Dolce far miente-sweet doing
nothing-is the Italians watchword
He dozes through the season OF long
St. Landry democrat., 1887-08-20

And as Hop Sing reached the concluding
line he caught the startled Small Boy by
the nose and turned it briskly, by way of
illustration.
"Why, Chiney,' exclaimed the Small
Boy when he had recovered from his as
constituent, chats poetry; did you
write it,"
yep" replied the Celestial, smiling
blandly; "write UNI stolly alice samee
like Mclean man.
But where did you get the idea?" per-
sisted his small inquisitor.
Here" answered Hop Sing, tapping
his forehead. Got um stolly from Hop
Sings head. Gleat mind! Lite UNI book
bymbye,' and he looked serenely over
the Small Boys head into uncontradict-
ing vacancy.
"Chiney" said the Small Boy as he was
about to disappear through the doorway.
Did you ever hear of Ananias?"
"Noop," replied the Celestial sweetly.
Then" said the Small Boy as he trans
ferred a small cake of adhesive wax
from his hand to the spot where Hop
Sing usually sat, II would advise you to
put lightning on your laundry at
once; bye-bye;" and as he disappeared
Hop Sing rose to his feet, put the MSS.
away in drawer and reseated himself
directly upon the waiting wax with
serene but temporary Inconsistencies.
CHAD Mccoy.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-08-20

My love and l in twilight soft alone were
snugly sitting, and Turing CLEANS of
lovely dreams in azure eyes came fit
ting.
Her hayward hair strayed here and there, in
captivating tresses, and touched her
face with tender grace, in zephyr soft ca
resses.
And every light that thrilled the sight in
her eVaslve glances, suggestions were of
gossamer in wool of rare romances.
SO sitting there, a goddess fair, my ardent
fancy found her; then, half afraid l
next essayed to put my arms around her
And since there came no ''Fie! for shame"
in tones with anger laden; then "Ho"'
| cried, and straightway tried to kiss that
gentle maiden.
mo, no!' she said and turned her head
the favor sweet denying; Just one"
plead; but no, instead, the maiden fell
to crying.
There, there" said l, pray do not cry,
didn't mean to grieve you; since offend
I'll put an end to this, my dear, and
leave you.'
NO no!' she said, with bushes red and
sudden pause in weeping, while through
her grief in one sweet, brief delight her
eyes came peeping.
you do not know what moves me so-it
isn't that I rue tim mad because
you sigh and pause, because you
didn't do it."
St. Landry democrat., 1887-08-20
ROYAL RELIEF.
Queen Anne and the Ta11smanic Touch
piece During Her Reign.

The revival of the belief in supernatural
powers when the old dynasty was once more
seated upon the throne is one of the most
curious features of the ecclesiastical enthu-
siasm in the reign of Queen Anne. Under
Stuart Queen the royal miracle was resus-
citated, and the religious service, heretofore
separate, was now inserted in the Book of
Common Prayer" nor was it until some
time after the accession Of George |
that the University of Oxford ceased to re-
print the "Office of the Healing" together
with the Liturgy. Proclamations ap-
pointed to be read in all parish churches
were issued, announcing that the Queen
would exercise the power as of yore, and
the sergeant surgeon to her majesty, who
examined the patients, has asserted in strong
terms his belief in the reality of many of the
cures. Swift, in his journal to Stella,
mentions-April %, 1711-having made ap-
plicatiOn through the Duchess Of OrmOnd in
behalf of a sick boy. and on single day in
the year following 200 persons appeared be-
fore her majesty, among them no less per-
SOnage than Samuel johnson, whose mother,
acting under the advice of Sir John Floyer,
:hen physician of Lichtield. carried him to
London, where he was actually touched by
the Queen. Mrs PiOzzi describes his Tecol-
lectlons of this scene: He possessed he
said, "a confused, though somewhat solemn
remembrance of lady in diamonds, wear
ing a long black hood" He was but two
and half years old at the time; and Bos-
well, alluding to the well-known Jacobite
principles of the photographer ventured
one day to remark 10 him that "his mother
did not carry him far enough; she brought
him down from Lichfield to London, but she
should have taken him to Rome" i. e., to
the Pretender. The touch-piece given by
Queen Anne to DR.. johnson is still pre-
served in the British Museum.-.H. Louis
Globe Democrat
St. Landry democrat., 1887-08-20

the way generally followed by Holland
ers, who drink gin without ice, be the
weather cold or warm. The Germans,
of course, cool their parched lips with
beer. Beer gardens are numerous in
German towns, and there entire families
sit, listening to music, which is mostly
good, and swallowing gallons of beer.
| have seen people sitting in crowded
beer garden in the hot sun drink
ing beer while rivulets of perspira-
ton trickle from their faces Plenty of
good, respectable young women are
there, maintaining their good humor
Notwithstanding distressing geld con-
dition of toilet. Scenes of this sort have
required to me with strong sense of
contrast when in the suburbs of Amer
lean cities I have seen a girl, tastefully
attired in light summer gown, grace
fully reclining in hammock, softly
tanning herself. Oh, these American
girls, how pretty and graceful they are T!
A FOREIGNER IN AMERICA.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-08-20
PHEW ! HOW HOT!
A FOREIGNERS IMPRESSIONS OF
THE HEATED TERN.
What HOl1ander Thinks of Pa1m-leaf
Fans-In His Country Their Use Laughed
at-The Heat in Some European Capitals
Spaniards and Italians Able to Keep Cool.

This is about the warmest weather I
have ever felt. Why, everything is dried
up, scorched. People walk about slowly,
sluggishly, as if they were laboring I'M
der a protracted spring fever, and /
well, feel as if had nothing but fish
glue in my veins, so drowsy, so sticky,
so hot! No wonder, for | come from a
country-Holland- the highest
temperature is about 100, while here
well, if we do not very soon get one of
those Compromised cold waves, fear
the people will have to have second
stories put on their thermometers. But
then, it must be acknowledged that
Americans are experts in devising way
to make the warm weather more endur-
able. Look at the very picture in this
column. The poor man-bald-headed,
TOBIAS used his handkerchief till it be-
came quite useless; he has taken his
hat and coat off, opened his shirt,
and is solacing himself with huge
are the best extant, and it is
pity that the people in some European
countries are SO narrow minded as to
think that to use a fan is an etfeminate
thing for a man to do. In Germany and
Holland they would laugh at the very
idea of man with fan. Nay, if gen
tleman were so bold as to walk through
the streets of Dutch town with an UNI
brella, especially white one, to protect
himself against the sun, the street-boys
would halloo after him and the police
would be apt to arrest him for disorderly
conduct. 1t is also rather astonishing to
the European visitor in this country to
see gentleman walk about with his vest
open, or with no vest at all, or with
wooden shirt. Such things would be
considered quite undignitied in Europe;
and as for gentleman to work in
his office with his coat and vest off, to
show himself in his shirt-sleeves to his
clerks, no man with any self-respect
and handbook to back it would be
guilty of such low conduct in the old
country. True in Holland the laboring
men are wont to walk about town in
their shirt-sleeves on Sundays. But they
do this in summer and winter alike, not
St. Landry democrat., 1887-08-20
A Youthful Logician.

Mamma" said little Bobby, "can't 1
have another piece of pie?"
mo, my dear. You have had sufficient"
But why can't l have more?'
SIT might make you sick, and if you be-
came sick, you might die"
"Die just like Johnny Brown?'
eyes my dear
every body said he went to Heaven,
mamma"
Eyes, dear. He was good little boy, and
always minded what his mamma told him"
And people said, mamma, that he'd be
ever SO much happier in Heaven than here"
THAT is right, Bobby. So he would
do all good little boys go to Heaven,
mamma ~
Eyes, dear"
Gam good little boy, mammal"
Eyes. Bobby is good little boy"
'Then why don't you let me have another
piece of pie? Don't you want your little
Bobby to be happy ?"-PiHsburg Dispatch
St. Landry democrat., 1887-08-20
A Great Outrage.

Gotham Man-What! You voted against
my friend, De Goode?
Sambo-Yes, sab. De Goode may've been
good 'nough when he lived in the Norf, but
he's got mighty mean an unpatriotic since
he moved down Souf.
G. M.-Well, we'll. What do you charge
him with specially?
S.-Insultin' de coloe folks, sab.
G: M.-Impossible! He was an original
abolitionist
S.-Can't help dat, sab. He done put up a
barbed wire fence round his chicken coop,
sah-Tid- Bits
St. Landry democrat., 1887-08-20
SONG OF THE SHRIVELED.
The Sanctum Fiend Attunes His Tyre and
Sings His Do1efu1 Dirty.

Perhaps in providential ways this super
heated weather, that willis our linen and
our garb confusedly together, may be a
masked benefcence to end in ways en-
chanted, statement of the optomist
which we will take for granted.
But 10! in summers verdant fields
which glimmer to the vision when dreamy
haze delights the gaze with all the film
of vision, where city lads climb orchard
walls in depredation's frolic and soon are
seen with apples green and later with
collie, where in the hammock lightly
poised swing maids, than flowers sweeter,
to toss book with angry look at
every probing "skeeter," when city
chaps with wrathful groan the frauds are
recognizing, of country air, and sadly
swear at skillful advertising, when every
thing with sober truth in wide hiatus
varies, and dainty maids, within the
glades, pick humble bees for berries,
when dandy dudes, the mooly's milk
are clumsily purloining, and get
kick that sends them quick into field
adjoining, or rustic SWANS with gleeful
sport imagine it is funny, to send chap
into trap where bees are making honey.
Then summers torrid emphasis and opti-
mistic drivel, all goes for naught when
we are caught in perspiring shrivel.
o, summer answers very we. for
poetic passion, or where they dress
breeziness cut decollete in fashion. But
for the chaps who climb the stairs tits a
volcanic crater, and more beside for those
denied of hoist or elevator. And though
it's not according to prevailing ortho-
doxy, if we could get some one to sweat
we'd take our heat by proxy.
We long for some barbaric isle where
spicy gales enhancing toy with tress,
steal a earess from dusky beauties dane
ing, where all the garb that one requires
among such tropic splendors is just
the pants that nature grants which do
not need suspenders, when drowsy
nature in her noon her energy re-
lakes, and bees have not venom hot
subioined to their climaxes, when in the
dusky serenade no rabid, mongrel Tow
sers the swain await to lacerate his twenty
dollar trousers. And all the drowsy
senses dream, with Turing glances min
gle, until we say, "Sing no! sing
heyl thank Heaven we be single"
For single chaps are not as yet
subjected by the real and yearn with
signs to realize some dusky-hued ideal
And 10! within tropic glance some
luckless wight has tarried. He takes
hand, embraces and, M dictu! he
is married. o, no! say-ah, who is
this that breaks into my revel: WHAT'S
it, hey? Copy, you say? Avaunt, ye
printers devil!
St. Landry democrat., 1887-08-20
An Ocean Race.

The steamships Arizona, of the Guion line,
and Servia, of the Cunard line, which re-
Gently left Queenstown about the same time,
arrived at New York within an hour of each
Others During the entire voyage the two
kept constantly in sight of each other. By
night each others lights could always be
seen, and at day either the spars or the
smoke of one vessel could be seen from the
on the Servia were constantly watching the
Arizona, which they hoped to leave behind,
while the people on the rival boat regarded
the Servia with similar interest. Such close
rivalry between ocean grayhounds during a
voyage has never occurred before.-Scientitic
Anaericdn
St. Landry democrat., 1887-08-20

covered that he had entirely recovered
from the sultry effects of inadvertently
sitting on his heated smoothing iron the
day before; so, as it was possible now to
eat his meals in sedentary posture, his
native cheerfulness and equanimity re-
turned to him.
The Small Boy, faithful to his promise,
had not annoyed the Celestial with the
obnoxious cry of "Ratsn' which in it.
self was enough to promote an extrava-
giant cheerfulncss on the part of Hop
Sing.
However, since he knew that a cessa-
ton Of his narratives meant return of
the Small Boys impudence, he busted
himself with the adaptation of simple
jingle the rhythm and measure of which
captivated his fancy.
Almost coincidental with the final
sweep of his pen by which his spawned
looking signature was traced, the Small
Boy appeared and thrust his mischievous
face through the doorway.
Hi, there, Chineyn' he exclaimed
GLOW do you feel this morning?"
90" answered Hop Sing, with dis
NAL attempt at Righteousness, me feel
wild UNI FINGERS"
"Ra-! Chestnuts p exclaimed the
Small Boy advisedly. "Have you any
thing new in literature 2"
yep" answered Hop Sing; "um got
lilly stolly; UNI lead it to you; stolly Clio
hoppy-skippy lum-tum," and he accom-
panied his explanation by a rhythmic
CHATTER of his long tinger-nails upon the
window pane beside him.
well, then, hurryn' urged the Small
Boy, and Hop Sing hastily opened his
latest literary effort upon the table be-
fore him and read with metrical empha-
sis the following:
Sing song of six centee,
A pocket full of I've,
Heapy lilly black birds
Cookie in pie
Whence pie was open
Lilly brides sing,
Velly, velly funny dish
Giyee to the king.
King was in UNI lilly bank
COuntee out UNI money;
Queen Clio in the Kitchen
HOokee blead and honey
Mol gal in the garden
Ilangee up UNI clothes
LOngee come a blackbrd
Snapee of UNI nose"
St. Landry democrat., 1887-08-20
A WOman's Way,

The Epoch has the following from
woman who is reputed winner at the races:
II choose the horse whose number in the
entries corresponds with the day of the
month; or, if I can't do that, [ select a
combination of two horses whose numbers
when placed together represent the date of
the event, and back one of them to win, and
the other for place. For instance if it is the
twenty fifth day of the month l play No. 2
to win and No. 5 for place. l knew nothing
about Eurus, but his number was eighteen.
The Suburban was run on the 18th of June.
I backed Elirus. He Won"
St. Landry democrat., 1887-08-20
HOW TO GET HE-NO TEA.

II you are a DEALER, sorite 70 Martin GiAss
d Co., Baltimore, Nd, and they aDiU send you trade
prices and terms.
# you are a CONSUMER, and youy dealer or
grocer does not Keep it, then send to Martin Gues
d Co., Baltimore, Md, in postage stamps or Other
rise, Is cents for Id. package, 40 cents for u To-
package or 20 cents for ID. package This is the
retail price, and they aoaN send you, prepaid By
mail the quantity ordered, auth fuU instructions.
MARTIN GILLET Dc CO.,
Established 1871,
Baltimore. Md.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-08-20
HOP SING PLAGIARIZES.

"Golly!' exclaimed Hop Sing, as he
gazed with disgust on the mercury rising
in the thermometer, ''veely much hot!
UNI glet flied to a clisp." Then, after
few cautious experiments with hard
bottomed chair, an expression Of relief
fitted over his countenance, for he dis
St. Landry democrat., 1887-08-20
Where Can | Get Good Tea ?"

Il order TO giue an ineligible re-
Spouse to the inquiry "Hhere can Iget
good Tea?' it is only desired to knoso
that the article Of commerce which zoe
call tea is simply the leares of the tea
plant passed through q process not more
difficult than the making Of good but
ter. The difference 6etmeen good tea
and poor tea in a large measure depends
upon the age Of the leat:-that is,
the young and tender teares achich
spromt in the spring are full Of juice
and sap. 1t is these that make good tea.
LITTER the same leaf may hare groav1
for say three areeks, it mill be much
larger Of course, but aciU not produce
that delicate .fapor and rich strength
that the same leaf ache'a yotng acould.
Many teas imported into this country
are made from the matured leaves BE-
cause they make more teae They are al
most scorthless, the leaues after infusion
being dark, i1asipid and fiat TO the taste,
rhile on the contrary the young leaf Of
a fine tea like He-No is soft, tender,
fragrant and pungent to the palate, and
ii is Just because He-No is made in the
early spring, and before the leaf has
attained its full groocth, that it has the
quality UAieh zoe claim for it. One
pound Of tender young leaoes possesses
more real tea extract than t,po or three
pounds Of old leaves. If you aciu look
at a sample Of He-No tea, you eciu find
ii is small leaf and much broken, as
the storekeeper acould sag, "Dusty and
ugLy, no style or appearance" and it
as just because it is young and tender
that it is broken up. The question may
be asked sohy are not all leaves for tea
making gathered phen they are young
and juicy. Simply because bash, for
instance, that aoiU yield say quarter Of
pound Of young leaves, if these are
permitted to remain on the bush for taco
or three aceeks longer they aoill make one
or taco pounds Of leaves. 1t is the same
old story Of "Quantity not quality"
He-No tea is no longer an experiment,
but an assured success, and this is at
tested BY the attention it has attracted
at all the large e1positions held in the
South and West for the past tive gears.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-08-20
King David's Treasure.

King David's treasure amounted to So, OO0,-
100000. Reduced to tons it would be {, $780,
sufficient to load IL, 500 camels; made into a
rod one inch square it would reach 1,25o, 900
feet or 1864 miles; a rod one-fourth of an
inch square, nearly 1000 miles; cut into
three-feet lengths it would make 1,666,6e6;
put into fence six to the foot, would reach
M7,777 feet, or sufficient to make gold
fence over fifty miles long.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-08-20
Remarkable Strength.

A late observer, Mr.. E. Sanford, reports
having made common snail carry load of
two and quarter ounces up perpendicular
wall, its own weight being but quarter of
an ounce. A snail weighing third of an
ounce drew a load Of seventeen ounces on a
horizontal table, and supported four ounces
while crawling on the ceiling. 1t even climbed
a thread with another snail on it's back.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-08-20
Nearly ON a Par With watermelons.

THE nutritive value Of mushrooms has
been Investigated in Germany by G: I. Moer-
ner. who shows that to get an equivalent Of
an average hens egg a person must eat ten
no less than four pounds Polgporus ouinus );
and that nine pounds of the former variety
or sixty-seven pounds of the latter would be
needed to equal the pound of beef.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-08-20
Imitation is the Sincerest F1attery.

The best proof that He-No Tea has
extraordinary merits and that it has
found unusual favor NTH the patblis is
that it is so largely initiated and coun-
terJeited. These limitations resemble
He-No in appearance and style Of pack
ing only; they lack the purity and gen.
eral excellence Of the genuine. This
notice is necessary as so many inaita-
tons liable to Mro'o discredit upon the
genuine are often substituted for He-No
tea, because they pay larger profit.
The price Of He-No tea is as loo as is
consistent scith the cost Of such high
grade tea, achile 1t is sold at less profit
per pound than any tea in the country.
Consumers have simply to insist upon
having the genuine tea +; if any substi-
tute is offered it is for the Advantage
of the seller,
St. Landry democrat., 1887-08-20

Theyoung man no longer swings on the
front gate. He plays the deuce" with
St. Landry democrat., 1887-08-20

It's smitten at first and it's mitten later
on: vet there is heap of differentiation
chant TrdUeler.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-08-20
An Historical Wreck.

The remains of the Confederate ram, Mer-
rimac, that, but for the pluck of the little
Monitor, might have changed the course O.
at the beginning of the war, have just been
sold for old iron. The Merrimac was run
ashore and blown up to avoid her capture
by the Federal army, and, when the South
surrendered, she became, Of course, war
relic.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-08-20

Here's the rule for bargainers: Do other
men. for they would do you.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-06
OUR SPECIAL SERVICE.

The Salt Lake Electoral Political Dis.
cussion Mt Park City Results in the
Death Of One Msn-Will Be Executed
August 18th Carney, the Forser,
VIII Serve HIS Time.
SAIL LAKE CRY. August 2.-]Special to
The Miner. 1.-THE first election was held
Monday under the Edmuuds-T Tucker law.
The Gentiles have secured four out OF thirty
six members OF the Legislature. Thomas
Marshall and John M. Young are elected
Councilman, and E.. D. Hough and D. C. Nc.
Laughlin representatives. Summit County
elected a full Gentle County ticket.
During a political discussion at Park
City, Summit County, Monday evening,
Neal Mallory shot and fatally injured
Joseph Hughes. Lynching was freely
talked of, but the officers managed to
steal away in a buggy with the prisoner.
and drove to this city, where be was
lodged in the penitentiary this morning.
Fred Hopt, alias Fred Welcome. will be
executed August 18th for the murder of
John F.. Turner seven years ago.
Governor West has refused to grant a
petition asking for a Communication OF the
Of George Carney the stock
broker, arrested to-day for forging sigma
lures to shares OF stock. Carney .is well
known in Idaho and Montana.